Lafayette, LA.–Dynasty Downhole Services has expanded their North American services with the recent purchase of Key Fishing & Rental’s Deepwater assets in Houma, Louisiana and Slaugh Fishing Services with services centers in Vernal, Utah, Ft. Collins, CO and Watford City, ND; bringing the total number of Service Centers to eight. The Dynasty leadership team offers over 150 plus years of hands-on experience ...

FARGO, ND–Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC (“Anchor”), a Midwest-based leading supplier of quality ingredients for the food and pet food industries, is adding to its growing footprint, announcing the acquisition of a rail-loading and storage facility in Culbertson, Mont. The company will use the new pulse facility to originate specialty crops, specifically peas and lentils, from both Montana and western North Dakota. ...

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — As companies face a Thursday deadline to stop operating oil field crew camps in Williston, one is promising that the fight will continue. Target Logistics has issued a statement saying the city’s order to close the camps “represents economic protectionism at its worst,” and that a federal lawsuit against the city will continue. Targets Logistics, Halliburton ...

AVON, S.D. (AP) — A public meeting on a proposed 100-turbine wind farm in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties drew both opponents and proponents. The state Public Utilities Commission is deciding whether to grant a permit for the 36,000-acre wind farm proposed by Dell Rapids-based Prevailing Winds LLC. Regulators held a public input meeting Wednesday in Avon. Opponents who ...

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — Williston’s City Commission has given final approval to an ordinance that will eliminate oil field crew camps within city limits this summer, although the matter still lingers in the courts. On Tuesday, commissioners unanimously approved a Sept. 1 deadline for crew camps to shut down, with companies given about another two years to clean up and ...

In the last few years, it’s oil and gas that people think of when North Dakota’s energy industry is mentioned. But they often forget about #coal, a staple in the state’s energy economy, and still providing a healthy backbone for communities near North Dakota lignite mines. This week, Inside Energy wrote an article detailing why North Dakota lignite is still an influential ...

The suspension of grant rounds for the state’s oil impact grant fund could soon be lifted, according to Nick Smith today, reporting for the Bismarck Tribune, but “would be subject to tight scrutiny and prioritization if the move is made.” Read more about the grants as discussed by State Land Commissioner Lance Gaebe here. The Williston Herald reported today the a ...

ROLLA, N.D. (AP) — Officials have dedicated a $250 million wind farm in northern North Dakota that was more than a dozen years in the making. Xcel Energy’s Border Winds Farm north of Rolla has 75 turbines spread across 30 square miles of farmland. It employs 11 people and can produce 150 megawatts of electricity — enough to power more than 78,000 ...

TIOGA, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have scheduled a public hearing in Tioga later this month on a proposed $4.5 million oil pipeline in Williams County. Hess North Dakota Export Logistics LLC is seeking a permit for the new Energy Transfer Partners Pipeline project. The proposed 12-inch diameter, 1.1-mile-long pipeline would transport crude from the Ramberg Truck Facility to ...

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A city in the North Dakota oil patch is expanding its bus service. Minot city officials say the routes will be extended throughout the city and the hours of operation will expand from eight hours a day to 12. The city has been studying expansion for three years. City transit spokesman Brian Horinka says the city ...

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